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The next model up in their range of home workout benches, the Bodymax CF328 Deluxe FID Bench provides the decline setting and additional back support that the earlier CF325 was missing. In this review we take a closer look at these differences in more detail, as well as the range of exercise options available when paired with a high quality weights set. Design features When it comes to the weight capacity, the official Bodymax site recommends no more than 180kg of user weight, which is perhaps a little lower than what we would expect from a bench at this price ...

If you’re looking for an ab bench that goes beyond the standard flat training platform, the Ultrasport Sit-Up Bench with dumbbell storage and resistance bands could be the best option for you. This review takes a look at the bench in more detail, including the design features, exercise options, and a summary of the customer reviews. Design features If you’re looking for a way to develop your abs into that ‘6-pack’ look, it’s important to train your core on a regular basis. But it doesn’t always make sense to travel to a commercial gym for an ab workout alone, and ...

Being the next model up in the range from the CF324, the Bodymax CF325 FID Utility Bench offers an increase in the number of back support positions, as well as now including a set of transport wheels for convenient transport. It’s these features and more that we want to take a look at in more detail throughout this review, to help provide you with a clear idea of whether or not this is the best choice of bench for your own home gym. Design features As one of the leading fitness product companies in the UK, Bodymax have focussed on ...

The Confidence Fitness Sit Up bench has been specially designed to provide a compact, yet stable way of performing a variety of exercises to train your abs and obliques. This review looks at the bench in more detail, including the design features and exercise options, to discover the reasons behind its high average review rating. Design features If you’re looking for an effective and challenging way to train your abs and obliques, there are few pieces of fitness equipment more effective than a decline ab bench. One of the features that sets this design by Confidence Fitness apart from similar ...

The Confidence Fitness Adjustable Weight Bench offers slightly more features than their utility bench, but does mean you sacrifice some extra space, even when folded. This review takes a look at the design, customer reviews, and exercise options, to provide you with all the information you need to decide if this is the best weights bench for your own home gym. Incline settings and a foldable frame If you want to fully train your chest muscles and have more control over their shape and development, it’s important to have access to a weights bench that offers a variety of back ...

Although the Physionics HNTLB01 Weight Bench can be bought separately, we chose to review the package that also includes the 90kg weight set. We wanted to find out whether the added weight set represents good value for money, or if you would be better off buying the two separately. Throughout this review we also take a look at the exercise options, design features, and what you can expect to receive if you were to buy this bench for your own home gym. Upgraded foldable bench design If you’ve already been taking a look at some of the other weights benches ...

With the Physionics HNTLB03, you don’t just get the weight bench. You also get a 90kg free weights set so you can start taking advantage of the various exercise options as soon as the bench is assembled. This review takes a look at some of the most important design features, as well as the reasons why we recommend this option over several others in the Physionics range. Design features If you want to be sure of finding the best bench for your money, you have to find some options that offer slightly different features for around the same price. Despite ...

The Physionics HNTLB07 foldable weight bench is the next model up from the HNTLB04, with a number of important improvements. This review takes a look at what these improvements mean for your workouts, as well as making some quick comparisons with other benches in the Physionics range. Design features With such a large collection of benches in the Physionics range, it’s much easier to find a balance between cost and features compared to most fitness companies. With 12 benches ranging from a dedicated preacher curl station to a foldable design with multiple attachment options, the Physionics HNTLB07 is positioned closer ...

The Physionics HNTLB12 features a compact and lightweight frame that makes it ideal for home gyms without a lot of space available. Despite its simple design, the low price and height adjustment options make it well suited to lighter dumbbell workouts. In this review we take a look at the design in a bit more detail, as well as suggesting some alternative weights benches for larger budgets. Design features Featuring a similar design to the HNTLB11, the Physionics HNTLB12 weights bench also includes a set of hand wheels attached to the uprights of the frame. Their toughened plastic finish makes ...

The Physionics HNTLB02 Weights Bench has been designed to meet the needs of anyone requiring a platform from which to perform both dumbbell and barbell exercises, but who is also on a budget. With a total of 12 benches in the Physionics range, most of which are available for under £100, we wanted to take a look at the features that make this bench stand out from the rest. Compact frame design An improvement over the HNTLB11 and HNTLB12 benches, the Physionics HNTLB02 includes some useful design features to make the most of limited space. Although the angle of the ...